Trump Gives ‘Typical Politician’ Kasich A Nickame

The roster of nicknames is now complete. Donald Trump on Monday added a nickname for Ohio Gov. John Kasich in addition to “Lyin’ Ted” for Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and “Crooked Hillary” for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.

The Ohio governor is now “1 for 38” Kasich, according got a fiery tweet Trump issued after learning that Kasich and Cruz had agreed to team up in an effort to sink Trump’s chances to win the Republican presidential nomination.

Lyin’ Ted Cruz and 1 for 38 Kasich are unable to beat me on their own so they have to team up (collusion) in a two on one. Shows weakness!

On Monday morning, Kasich said just because he is not spending money in Indiana does not mean he expects people not to vote for him there.

“I’ve never told them not to vote for me. They ought to vote for me,” Kasich said during a campaign stop in Philadelphia. “But I’m not over there campaigning and spending resources. We have limited resources.”

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Kasich just announced that he wants the people of Indiana to vote for him. Typical politician – can’t make a deal work.

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“As soon as John Kasich is hit with negative ads, he will drop like a rock in the polls against Crooked Hillary Clinton. I will win!” Trump recently tweeted.

G. Terry Madonna, a political scientist at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., said the Cruz-Kasich deal “feeds the narrative that the establishment is intriguing to stop Trump. It plays right into his message.”

“It borders on a last-ditch tactic, and Trump will use it for all its worth,” he said

Republican pollster Frank Luntz called it a “brilliant strategy,” but with “disastrous execution.”

“The fact that they are talking about it completely undermines its otherwise effectiveness,” Luntz said.

In attacking the alliance, Trump said, “because of me, everyone now sees that the Republican primary system is totally rigged.”